Naishadha-charita [sanskrit]

by K.K. Handiqui | 1965 | 29,064 words

The Sanskrit edition of the Naishadha-charita referencing the English translation and grammatical analysis. The Naishadha-charita is one of the mahakavyas (great epic poems) and deals with the famous story Of Nala and Damayanti, as found in the Mahabharata.

Verse 21.74

तद्यशो हसति कम्बुकदम्बं शम्बुकस्य न किमम्बुधिचुम्बि ।
नामशेषितससैन्यदशास्यादस्तमाप यदसौ तव हस्तात् ॥ ७४ ॥

tadyaśo hasati kambukadambaṃ śambukasya na kimambudhicumbi |
nāmaśeṣitasasainyadaśāsyādastamāpa yadasau tava hastāt || 74 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 21.74 is contained in the book Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa (An old and Rare Book) by K.K. Handiqui. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (21.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Yasha, Yashas, Hasat, Kambuka, Shambuka, Kim, Cumbin, Naman, Sheshita, Sasainya, Dashasya, Astam, Asta, Apa, Yat, Yad, Asi, Asu, Adah, Yushmad, Hasta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 21.74). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “tadyaśo hasati kambukadambaṃ śambukasya na kimambudhicumbi
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yaśo* -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hasati -
  • hasat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hasat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    has -> hasat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hasat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kambuka -
  • kambuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kambuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dam -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • bam -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śambukasya -
  • śambuka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ambudhi -
  • ambudhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cumbi -
  • cumbin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cumbin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nāmaśeṣitasasainyadaśāsyādastamāpa yadasau tava hastāt
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śeṣita -
  • śiṣ -> śeṣita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √śiṣ]
    śiṣ -> śeṣita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √śiṣ]
    śiṣ -> śeṣita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śiṣ]
    śiṣ -> śeṣita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śiṣ]
  • sasainya -
  • sasainya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasainya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daśāsyād -
  • daśāsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    daśāsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • astam -
  • astam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    astā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āpa -
  • āpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • hastāt -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 21.74

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

English (Hardcover)

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Cover of edition (2016)

The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia
by Deven M. Patel (2016)

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Cover of edition (2013)

Naishadhiya Charitam of Mahakavi Shri Harsha
by Dr. Devarshi Sanadhya Shastri (2013)

Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; Set of 2 Volumes ; Krishnadas Sanskrit Series 52; Includes Jivatu Commentary of Mallinath and Candrika Hindi Commentary

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Cover of edition (2015)

Nala and Damayanti
by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

A Great Series of Paintings of An Old Indian Romance; Foreword by Karan Sing.

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